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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1984
Filed:
May. 18, 1982
Walter Fottinger, Weinheim, DE;
Erich Fahrbach, Weinheim, DE;
Kurt Jorder, Weinheim-Heiligkreuz, DE;
Karl-Heinz Morweiser, Birkenau, DE;
Bohuslav Tecl, Weinheim, DE;
Firma Carl Freudenberg, Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, DE;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a fabric-type artificial leather, wherein a nonwoven fabric is formed by using a dry method to join together hydrophobic fibers. The fabric so formed is densified by needling and the activation of shrinking forces. It is then impregnated with a mixture of a heat sensitive elastomeric bonding agent, powdered barium sulfate and a compound that reacts with acid to form a gas. The impregnated fabric is then exposed to a heated, acidified liquid which triggers coagulation of the bonding agent and liberates a gas formed by reaction of the acid and acid-reactive compound. The resulting solidified fabric is then washed, dried and ground-over on at least one side to produce a nap. Finally, the fabric is intensively fulled.